Despite Turkey's ban, Russia threw S-300 air defense systems across the Bosporus into the Black Sea

The Russian Sparta II rocket was able to transport S-300 surface-to-air missile systems from Syria to the Black Sea, despite the closed Bosporus Strait.

Here's What We Know

On the night of August 24, a Russian civilian ship Sparta II from the Defense Ministry structure was able to pass through the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits. On board were Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, which are now likely to be used in the war against Ukraine.

There is currently no information as to the grounds on which the Sparta II was able to pass the Bosporus. Recall that Turkey closed the strait in accordance with the Montreux Convention of 1936.

The ship with the battery of air defense missile systems S-300 on board was moving in the direction of Novorossiysk, the main base of the Black Sea Fleet. Previously the SAMs were based near the Syrian town of Masyaf.

The missile systems were supposed to have been transferred back to Syria. As we can see, Russia still retained control over them. And the very fact that the S-300 SAMs were transferred for the war in Ukraine shows that the Russian army has problems with air defense equipment. By the way, Russia very often uses S-300s and S-400s to bombard Ukrainian cities.

Source: Naval News, @manniefabian

Image: BBC

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